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Inter's last league win came at the start of December - a 5-0 thrashing of Chievo Verona - which has seen Luciano Spalletti's side drop out of the title race.

The best Inter can hope for now is third, with Napoli and Juventus 14 and 15 points clear of them respectively, but they were made to work for their first league win in 70 days despite their numerical advantage.

Inter were desperate to get back to winning ways after six draws and two defeats and it got off to the perfect start, taking the lead with less than two minutes on the clock.

Karamoh controlled a long ball on the right and picked out Marcelo Brozovic, who pulled it back from the byline for Eder to slot into the bottom left corner. It was Inter's fastest goal in Serie A since 2007.

Eder celebrates giving the home side the lead after just two minutes of the first half

The Inter man calmly put his team into the lead despite the defender's incoming challenge

Former Inter forward Rodrigo Palacio levelled the tie for the visitors with his 25th-minute strike

But Palacio, who spent five years at Inter before leaving last August, came back to haunt the Nerazzurri as he levelled in the 25th minute, holding off Joao Miranda and controlling the ball on his chest before lifting it above Samir Handanovic.

Instead of celebrating, Palacio gestured an apology to Inter fans.

Eder had two penalty appeals waved away at the end of the first half, without the video assistant referee being consulted, and Inter wasted a number of golden opportunities. He struck the crossbar before Inter retook the lead in the 63rd.

Karamoh played a one-two with Rafinha and surged forward, beating two opponents before curling into the left side of the net.

Bologna's hopes of getting back into the match diminished five minutes later when Mbaye was shown a second yellow for a tackle on Rafinha, although they almost levelled late on before Masina was also sent off.

Karamoh though, struck after 63 minutes to score the eventual winner for the Nerazzurri

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